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Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violations in Minnesota

20 active public water systems in Minnesota had a Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation in the past three years, 5 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Combined Radium (-226 and -228) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Radium is a bone-seeking radionuclide that accumulates in skeletal tissue after ingestion. Long-term exposure increases the risk of bone cancer and leukemia. There is no safe threshold for ionizing radiation — the MCL is set at a level balancing risk reduction with treatment feasibility. Children are particularly vulnerable due to higher rates of bone growth and calcium uptake.

Systems with a Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Inver Grove Heights
Dakota County
34,189 1 0
Skyline Village Mobile Home Park
Dakota County
1,185 1 0
Elysian
Le Sueur County
656 1 1
Rolling Green First Addition
Rice County
110 4 1
Shorewood Park
Chisago County
85 2 1
Edina
Hennepin County
53,494 1 0
Savage
Scott County
30,285 1 0
Sauk Rapids
Benton County
13,835 1 0
Becker
Sherburne County
5,034 1 0
Lesueur
Le Sueur County
4,170 1 0
Caledonia
Houston County
2,824 1 0
MN Correctional Facility Faribault
Rice County
2,103 2 0
Mayer
Carver County
1,900 1 0
Isle
Mille Lacs County
820 1 0
Amboy
Blue Earth County
535 1 0
Lakewood Park and Sales
Roseau County
450 2 0
Granada
Martin County
297 1 0
Watson
Chippewa County
175 1 0
Rapidan Development Company, Inc.
Blue Earth County
164 2 0
Pine Meadows
Beltrami County
70 4 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Combined Radium (-226 and -228), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Combined Radium (-226 and -228) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Minnesota records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.